Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Because he slept too late last night, the emperor felt sleepy after lunch in Baoyue Tower, and Concubine Rong helped him take off his clothes and take a rest.When the emperor lay down on the bed, there was a faint fragrance, and he soon fell asleep.When he woke up, he saw Concubine Rong sitting on the edge of the bed looking at him with watery eyes and rosy cheeks.Concubine Rong smiled sweetly when she saw that he was awake, the emperor's heart was about to move, and he pulled her onto the bed and hugged her in his arms.Concubine Rong knew what was on his mind and dared not move.After a while, the emperor felt passionate, so he went to undress her.

Concubine Rong said angrily: "Your Majesty, if the empress finds out about this, the concubine will be in great trouble!"The emperor smiled and raised his voice, "Li Yu!Li Yu immediately opened the door and came in, he couldn't see anything through the bed curtain, and asked: Your Majesty, what are your orders?The emperor said: Concubine Rong said that the queen will take care of me.Li Yu understood, and facing the bed curtain, said solemnly: Concubine Rong, the empress is the master of the six palaces, but the emperor is the master of the whole world, don't worry.After speaking, he backed out and closed the door.

Concubine Rong was relieved, sat up, let down her hair, and began to untie her clothes. The emperor looked at her with interest.She unwrapped halfway but stopped.The emperor said: Are you still afraid of the queen?With me here, don't worry about her.Concubine Rong shook her head and said: Your Majesty, this is the first time you have come to sleep in Baoyue Tower during the day, and my concubine is not used to it.The emperor stroked her long hair with his hands, and said: Are you blaming me for not coming to accompany you?You have been here for more than half a year, and I have come to you enough times, today even the queen complained.

Concubine Rong looked at him, then leaned into his arms, and said quietly: They all thought that the emperor liked Shen Bi, but only Shen Bi knew that there was another person living in the emperor's heart.The emperor was indulging in the aroma and didn't speak. After a while, he smiled and said: "Who is that person?"Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, Shen Bi doesn't know, can you tell Shen Bi?The emperor gently touched her neck and said: You are just thinking wildly.

Concubine Rong sighed softly, sat up, took out a small half-moon comb from the drawer of the low cabinet at the head of the bed, and began to comb her hair.The emperor was still half lying down, and when he saw her snow-white hands moving slowly on the black hair, he couldn't help but be amazed.Concubine Rong said: Your majesty, you know that my concubine had a husband before, and if a man has other women in his heart, I would naturally know about it.The emperor came back to his senses and said with a smile: You are so brave.Concubine Rong also smiled and said: Your Majesty, you can tell Shen Bi.The emperor lay flat on the pillow, shook his head, and closed his eyes.

Concubine Rong looked at him for a while, then bent down and fell on top of him.The emperor often stayed at Baoyue Tower at night, but it was actually a month ago that the two really made each other.The two lingered for a while, and Concubine Rong felt that the emperor was anxious and absent-minded, and she became more certain of her thoughts in her heart.After the matter was over, the two stayed for a while, Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, that person is Concubine Ling, right?The emperor closed his eyes and said nothing.

Concubine Rong sat up again, began to comb her hair, and said slowly: They said that you used to love her the most, but she offended you for some reason and was demoted to Yuanmingyuan. You didn't see her for three years, she died of illness , you didn't even take a look.In fact, Your Majesty, if you don't mention her or visit her, your pain will not be less.The emperor closed his eyes and said: You believe everything they say.Concubine Rong said: I don't believe it, but I know you like her, so why don't you go to see her?The emperor opened his eyes, smiled slightly, looked at her and said: She is going to the Old Summer Palace with the Queen Mother, and she doesn't want to see me.

Concubine Rong shook her head and said: You are the emperor, if you want her to see you, she must see you.Surely you don't want to force her.The emperor said: It's not what you think.Concubine Rong said: "What do concubines want?"Is it you who want to see her, or does she not see you?Or are you not letting her back?The emperor said: That place is more suitable for her.Concubine Rong nodded, and said: Shen Bi is different from your Manchurian girls, and also from Han Chinese girls. I can't understand them all, but I can understand you.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said: Do you understand me?Concubine Rong said: You are a powerful person, a good person, and a good husband.The emperor smiled lightly, and said: Shen Bi, I am afraid that you are the only one in this harem who thinks I am a good husband.You mean, I will make you a concubine so soon?Concubine Rong said: Concubine, is it really that good?Shen Bi didn't understand.But Shen Bi knows that you treat me very well, you often ask me what I need, some things, I didn't say, you also do for me, such as this Baoyue Tower.

The emperor said: You are my favorite concubine, what is this?Concubine Rong said: Your majesty, Shen Bi knows that you are the lord of the world and rich all over the world, these are nothing, but they are also your heart for Shen Bi.The emperor nodded and didn't say a word. He was touched and tender, and he pulled her down and hugged her.

Concubine Rong said faintly: You like Concubine Ling. Although she left you, no one can replace him. When Shen Bi came, she did not replace her.She is gone, you are very heartbroken!Well, you should have gone to see her... I know why you like being with me.Because I live outside the palace, and because I am very fragrant, when you are with me, you can temporarily forget about her.The emperor smiled and said: "It's really childish."Shen Bi, you are beautiful.

Concubine Rong also laughed, and said: Your Majesty, you have seen many beauties!The emperor smiled and said: I have never seen someone as beautiful as you.Concubine Rong shook her head and said: But I didn't replace her either.The emperor did not speak.Concubine Rong continued: Your Majesty, Shen Bi is not angry, and since she is gone, Shen Bi will not be angry.You treat me very well and gently, just like Mr. Fu Heng, I like you.

The emperor was taken aback, and said: When Fu Heng sent you here, did he treat you well?Concubine Rong nodded and said: Well, Mr. Fu Heng always asks me what I need and what he can do for me. He is really like you, but he gave me a ride and went to do other things.The emperor said: Then do you like Fu Heng?Concubine Rong thought for a while and said: I like you, you are my husband.The emperor said: What if I am not your husband?Concubine Rong said: I haven't thought about it.After I arrived in the capital, I heard that Mr. Fu Heng's wife had died. I felt very sad for him, but I think that no matter which woman marries him, she will be as happy as me marrying you.

The emperor suddenly became irritable, got out of bed immediately, and shouted: Li Yu!Li Yu pushed the door open in response, was surprised to see the emperor's complexion, turned to look at Concubine Rong on the bed, and Concubine Rong also looked at him.The emperor asked: What time is it now?Li Yu hurriedly said: Your Majesty, it's time for you to go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The dinner will start in more than an hour, and the Empress Dowager told you to go talk to her.The emperor nodded and said: "Get dressed!"Concubine Rong immediately got out of bed and began to dress him.The emperor pushed her and said to Li Yu: Come here!

Concubine Rong was pushed down on the edge of the bed with a groan.Li Yu was taken aback, and the emperor was also taken aback. He actually exerted so much force. He went to look at her, but saw that her waist hit the edge of the bed, and she couldn't get up for a while, so she immediately went to help her, and said hurriedly: Does it hurt?I missed it just now!I sent the imperial doctor to come.Unexpectedly, Concubine Rong smiled, turned around and hugged him, and said: "Chen Bi is fine, don't be angry now!"The emperor was stunned for a while, and Yingluo liked to tease him like this before, so she relaxed and smiled, "You are so childish." Then she taught her to dress him.Li Yu smiled and stepped aside.

Concubine Rong gently dressed him, and said: Your Majesty, why are you angry?I heard, Mr. Fu Heng, he is your beloved minister!Li Yu's heart suddenly became clear, and he broke out in a cold sweat, not daring to see the emperor.I only heard the emperor say: I am not angry, I just feel that I have been delayed with you for too long, and I am afraid that I will miss the family dinner in the evening.Concubine Rong dressed him, he walked out, walked to the door, looked back at her, Concubine Rong immediately said: "I won't tell others what I said to the emperor."The emperor nodded with a smile, and said: The Empress Dowager has only been back from the Old Summer Palace for a few days, so you should go see her first.Concubine Rong agreed.Li Yu also turned his head, gave her a meaningful look, and followed the emperor.

The emperor returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, changed his clothes, drank tea, and then went to Shoukang Palace to meet the Queen Mother.Seeing him, the queen mother smiled and waved: "Emperor, come quickly, come and have a look at the handwriting written by the fifth elder brother, it is really good."Only then did the emperor see Yongqi and Concubine Qing beside the empress dowager.Nanny Liu handed the characters to the emperor. The emperor looked at them and saw that the characters were beautiful and powerful. After thinking about them, he remembered Yongqi's age. For a child of thirteen or fourteen, this word Really well written.So he smiled and said to him: "Yong Qi, Emma Huang is very happy, Yong Qi is very hardworking, you have to keep working hard, don't let Pope Ama down."Yongqi said: Yes, Huang Ama, thank you Huang Ama.

The emperor couldn't remember the last time he saw him, but he felt that he had grown a lot taller, so he stroked his head lovingly.Concubine Qing also said at the side: Thank you, Your Majesty.After the two retired, the emperor sat in a chair beside him. The queen mother said to the emperor: Your majesty, Yongqi is a smart and sensible child. You need to find him a good teacher.The emperor picked up the tea bowl, lifted the lid, blew on it, and said, "Isn't Yongqi and the other brothers studying with the master in the study?"The queen mother sighed lightly, and said: You know, he didn't kiss his mother, he was looked down upon in the palace and neglected by others, concubine Qing was not favored and she was an honest person, I asked her, and she told me.

The emperor nodded and said: "Son, I know, let's wait for my son to think about it, and then see what to do."Queen Mother, you didn't call your son here just to talk about Yongqi, did you?As soon as the Queen Mother raised her hand, Nanny Liu understood and withdrew.The queen mother said: I heard from Concubine Shu that you always go to the new concubine Rong, and Baoyue Tower plays and sings every night.The emperor was upset, the queen mother said it was Concubine Shu, but in fact he knew that Concubine Shu was backed by the queen, and said with a smile: You just came back from Yuanmingyuan, Shen Bi is just a child, if you see her, you will like her too.The Empress Dowager said: You also want to go to other people's places, so there will be no such things?

The emperor said: Mother of the emperor, my son just wants to relax.The Empress Dowager said: I also know that Concubine Shu is petite, she has never been favored, but before Concubine Rong came, you often went to her place, so she felt aggrieved, and Elder Brother Shi did not take care of her, think about her It's not going well either.The emperor became impatient and just lowered his head to drink tea.At this time, an eunuch came in and said: "Queen Mother, Concubine Rong is outside and wants to come to greet you."The queen mother was unhappy and said, "I'll see you at the family banquet later."The eunuch turned around to leave, but the emperor raised his head and said to the queen mother: Since she is here, you can meet the queen mother.The queen mother was not easy to save the emperor's face, so she nodded to the eunuch.

When she was young, Concubine Rong came in and bowed down to the Empress Dowager Yingying. The Empress Dowager smelled a faint fragrance and said: "Look up."I saw her about 20 years old, with white skin, black hair, bright eyes and white teeth, she is indeed a stunning beauty, shining in the red and gold package, youthful, I can't tell that she has been married before , My heart was inexplicably fond of it.So he called out and talked to her a few words, and seeing that she was innocent and innocent, and the doubts in her heart had disappeared for five or six times, she said to her: "Go to the emperor."

Concubine Rong agreed, walked behind the emperor, stood aside, the queen mother thought: This child is sensible, the emperor said it was easy to be with her, he really has a simple mind, there has never been such a thing in the palace.I also heard from the pass that the queen came to pay her respects to the queen mother.After the queen came in, she saw Concubine Rong at a glance, and she knew it well, first saluted the queen mother and the emperor, and Concubine Rong also saluted her.The queen sat down on the chair opposite the emperor, smiled at Concubine Rong: "Sister, it's such a coincidence, how is the emperor resting at your place at noon today?"After hearing this, the Empress Dowager felt unhappy, and put the teacup heavily on the table, but said nothing.

The queen smiled secretly.I only heard the emperor say: Empress, you have a heart, and I am fine.After lunch, Zhen Bi and Shen Bi went outside for a walk, the air was very good.He smiled at the Queen Mother again, and said: "My son played with Shen Bi in the snow for a while. My son hasn't had such fun in many years. His clothes are all wet, so I went back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to take a bath and change, and then I came to see the Empress Dowager."The empress was angry in her heart, knowing that the emperor wanted to protect Concubine Rong, she said to Li Yu: "Director Li, the emperor is suffering from the cold, did you take ginger soup?"Li Yu smiled slightly, and said, "This slave will be spared, please don't worry, Empress Dowager."The queen nodded and said nothing.Baoyue Tower is outside the Forbidden City, and it has its own way. It is not easy for the palace to know what happened inside, so the emperor said this.

Seeing the situation of the three of them, the queen mother was clear-eyed, and said with a smile: "Queen, don't be so careful, this person is in a good mood, sometimes it's better than anything else."Hearing this, the empress was furious, knowing that the empress dowager was running on her, so she smiled at her and said respectfully: What the empress dowager said is that the concubine is afraid of complaining and the emperor will lose his dignity in the sixth palace. It's old-fashioned.The emperor knew that Nalashi was still teasing him, and felt even more unhappy, but he just looked at her and smiled, without saying a word.

Concubine Rong suddenly said: Empress, the snow in the capital is melting too fast, but Yili is different.In our Yili, it is winter for half a year, the world is white, but it is clean and beautiful, and even tigers, leopards and wolves don’t come out.The queen mother became interested when she heard it, and suddenly remembered something, and asked her: "What was your original name?"Concubine Rong replied: The concubine's original name is Fatima.The emperor changed Shen Bi, although the concubines did not understand what it meant, but the name given by the emperor must be a good name.While he was talking, someone came to communicate again, saying that he wanted to see Prince Hongzhou.